The morning included a time of prayer, including for Pope Francis’ quick recovery from the respiratory illness that has ...

Leaflets being handed out to members on Tuesday branded the Church’s attitude and processes to date a ‘safeguarding failure’.

The Synod is sitting for its first session since the resignation of the archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, after ...

After a series of abuse scandals, survivors had hoped The Church of England would outsource its handling of future allegations. But today the annual meeting of the General Synod, the church governing ...

The Archbishop of York will deliver the opening address to General Synod today as he fights to hold onto his senior position ...

The General Synod has voted to transfer most of the Church of England's national safeguarding staff to a new independent body ...

The Church of England's governing body has voted against a fully independent safeguarding body for dealing with abuse cases.

THE General Synod stopped short of transferring all safeguarding functions to an external organisation, at least in the short ...

The two models for independent safeguarding are being presented to Synod – the Church’s parliament – following reviews in recent years by former chairwoman of the national Independent ...

Opening prayers are said on the first day of the Church of England’s General Synod (Jonathan Brady/PA) Synod members will debate and vote on a new safeguarding model for the Church of England on ...